Eventscapes : transforming place, space and experiences / Graham Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Graham, 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special events industry--Cross-cultural studies.

Special events industry.

Special events.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xviii, 241 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2020.

Contents:

2 Events p. 7

Urban rhythms p. 7

Eventful cities p. 11

Mega-events p. 14

Event planning p. 17

Event design p. 21

Event impacts p. 27

Event experiences p. 35

3 The study of scapes p. 48

Visions of the world p. 48

Landscapes p. 50

Landscapes of leisure p. 60

Sportscapes p. 67

Servicescapes p. 71

Eventscapes p. 80

Eventscapes: a conceptual model p. 82

4 Eventscapes p. 93

The resource base p. 93

Spatial patterns p. 99

Single sites p. 99

Precincts p. 104

Multiple settings p. 119

Routes p. 123

Mapping eventscapes p. 132

5 Transformations by design p. 145

Design culture p. 145

Place branding p. 147

Olympic design p. 150

The Olympic look p. 153

The Winter Olympic Games p. 156

Lillehammer 1994 p. 156

Salt Lake City 2002 p. 157

Vancouver 2010 p. 157

The Summer Olympic Games p. 163

Barcelona 1992 p. 163

Sydney 2000 p. 163

Beijing 2008 p. 166

London 2012 p. 168

Rio de Janeiro 2016 p. 175

6 Transformations by light p. 182

Day and night p. 183

Then there was light p. 186

Responses to light p. 189

Heat and light p. 194

Illuminations p. 199

Festivals of light p. 206

Vivid Sydney p. 209

Research directions p. 229.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Brown, Graham, 1954- EVENTSCAPES.

ISBN:

1138097268

9781138097261

9781138097247

1138097241

OCLC:

1090849815